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The Next Stonewall? Ewell and the Second Battle of Winchester, Part 2
Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is available here. General Robert Milroy had done little to endear himself to the pro-Southern civilian population in Winchester, Virginia. From curfews, loyalty oaths for food, soldiers quartered in private homes, sets of burdensome … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Trinity Episcopal Church
It was a rainy day in August 2016, and I needed to find somewhere with history to wait out the storm in Staunton, Virginia. Huddled under my umbrella, I studied the historic walking tour map and realized I was close … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Rockfish Gap
Driving on Virginia’s Interstate 64? You’ll cross Rockfish Gap to leave or enter the Shenandoah Valley and drive right through a place of history. Situated about 16 miles east of Staunton and just above Waynesboro, the gap offers a crossing … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: “Stop Here” in the Shenandoah Valley
ECW’s managing editor, Sarah Kay Bierle, has been building a virtual road trip on her personal blog. The series is called “Stop Here! Historic Places To Visit” and has been focusing on unique places to visit in the Shenandoah Valley. … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Friends, it’s cold outside! If battlefielding in this wintry weather isn’t your preference, consider visiting a museum. One of my favorite museums is The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, located in Winchester, Virginia. It’s not a military museum, but it’s … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Edinburg Mill
Mention the 1864 Autumn Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley and among historians and Virginia locals an image comes to mind: a landscape with burning buildings and fields. Union General Sheridan directed his officers and soldiers to destroy the agriculture, mills, … Continue reading
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Tagged ECW Weekender, Edinburg Mill, Shenandoah Valley, The Burning, Weekender
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ECW Weekender: Pack’s Frozen Custard
“And that’s a good place to stop for frozen custard…” Our battlefield tour guide announced, nodding toward a small stand as we zoomed by on Route 211, heading to New Market Gap. The next day – after I had dragged … Continue reading
Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Woodson’s Missourians At New Market
The marker sits near the orchard, within sight of the Bushong House on Virginia’s New Market Battlefield. It’s normally a peaceful, quiet scene on a typical twenty-first century day. We look closer to read the fading inscription in the limestone: … Continue reading
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Tagged 62 Virginia Cavalry, Battle of New Market, battlefield markers, Bushong Farm, dismounted cavalry, Franz Sigel, John C. Breckenridge, John Imboden, markers-and-monuments-17, Missouri, New Market, prisoner exchange, Prisoners, Shenandoah Valley, Woodson's Missourians
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Scenes of Success from Kernstown
We’re pleased to share a little good news from our friends at the Civil War Trust and the Kernstown Battlefield Association. This week, to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the battle, they celebrated preservation victories that preserve land associated with First … Continue reading
Noyalas Takes the Helm at Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute
Emerging Civil War extends our congratulations to our friend Jonathan A. Noyalas. Already regarded as one of the finest historians in the Shenandoah Valley, and lauded for his excellence in teaching, he started this semester with a new post: the … Continue reading
